Apr
9
The New SUB Project Architect Presentations: HBBH+BH
Posted by: Crystal Hon | April 9, 2010 | 1 Comment
HBBH+BH According to their website, “The new UBC Student Union Building will aim high: to empower, to advocate, to lead by example with ecological, social and financial sustainability. It will be accessible and diverse. It will be an inspirational, dignified space, at home in an exciting landscape” HBBH+BH is a partnership between HBBH and BH. […]
Apr
8
The New SUB Project Architect Presentations: Bing Thom Architects
Posted by: Crystal Hon | April 8, 2010 | 6 Comments
Bing Thom Architects “Since 1980, Bing Thom Architects (BTA) has been collaborating with and advising cultural institutions, corporations, universities, governments, developers and communities around the world to help them successfully achieve their building aspirations” (From the Bing Thom Website)
Apr
7
The New SUB Project Architect Presentations: Busby Perkins+Will Architects.
Posted by: Crystal Hon | April 7, 2010 | 5 Comments
Busby Perkins+Will Architects According to the Facebook page of Busby Perkins+Will (BP+W), they were “Established in 1984 by Peter Busby in Vancouver, British Columbia, Busby Perkins+Will is an integrated architecture, interiors, and planning firm recognized for its leadership with clients in Corporate + Commercial + Civic, Healthcare, Higher Education, K-12 Education and Science + Technology. […]
Apr
6
The New SUB Project Architect Presentations: Bunting Coady Architects
Posted by: Crystal Hon | April 6, 2010 | 2 Comments
Bunting Coady Architects Bunting Coady had the pleasure of being first architects to present to the students this afternoon. They touched on a variety of different topics and were very through with their presentation. According to their website, “We create living, breathing buildings®. Bunting Coady Architects is an innovative practice with a global reputation for […]
Mar
15
Final AMS Electoral Fraud Reports and Revised Results
Posted by: Neal Yonson | March 15, 2010 | 8 Comments
We’ve uploaded and posted links to all of the reports arising from the AMS Electoral Fraud investigation on our Twitter feed but since not everyone is twitter-savvy just yet, here are the links to: Final Report from Isabel Ferreras (Elections Administrator) Report from Forensic Data Recovery (Independent Auditing Firm) Revised Elections Results presented in a […]
Mar
12
AMS Electoral Fraud: The Technical Perspective
Posted by: Andrew Carne | March 12, 2010 | 6 Comments
This is part one of a two-part editorial series on the recently revealed AMS Electoral Fraud. While many of our readers have probably read the preliminary report issued by the Elections Committee, and were possibly even present at the last Council meeting, there hasn’t been a detailed technical explanation provided about exactly how the system […]
Mar
2
AMS Electoral Fraud Presumed; Everything on Ballot Under Review
Posted by: Neal Yonson | March 2, 2010 | 1 Comment
With impeccable timing, the AMS chose the last Friday of the reading break to post a press release regarding allegations of voting irregularities in the last round of AMS elections. Due to the complete absence of details in the press release and the high potential for scandal, there has been quite a bit of speculation […]
Feb
3
Voter Funded Media Results
Posted by: Alex Lougheed | February 3, 2010 | 7 Comments
Here are the results from continuous VFM thusfar, and from the one-time VFM in interactive graph form! The real winner at the end of the day, I would say, is the gossip rag AMS Confidential, who managed to create themselves partway through continuous VFM and eventually surpassed the Radical Beer Tribune in terms of total […]
Jan
30
2010 Preliminary Election Results
Posted by: Alex Lougheed | January 30, 2010 | 2 Comments
But wait, democracy isn’t over just yet! Continuous VFM is continuous!
Jan
29
Over 6500!
Posted by: Alex Lougheed | January 29, 2010 | Comments Off on Over 6500!
Ignore the false reports, the elections committee just announced we’re over 6500! Huge kudos to the elections committee. It appears a combination of VFM and a new elections voting website has make for a sustained increase in turnout. See you all at the Gallery for results!